New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-24
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DFEENDI'if III" 81 VI NJ LAW ~ II II.
SERMONS ~ Many CITY PCLPITS AGAINST HE
"rrHsoN,L LIBERTY" MovrWrNT
The ccr-vmcn OF the city moan 70 take decided stand
I'm reyarI - The sunday liquor Law Many OF those who
were present ~ the meeting at the C'lv nv BAPTIST
Church a week aco we'll some who were not de-
voted their sermons yester,v 10 the discussion Of tho
sunday question. AMI their Intention - dcfenl the Amer
lean sunday not to I've mistaken
The Rev Or Ersisn Nc'Icsney preached a strong
sermon at ~ Panl, Methodist Church on sunday
Law. and Civi Liberty" Hts text " They them
selves servants OF Corruption The preacher called
the movement against the sunday Laws a pohucal
heresy lie said In part:
Tho sentiment ~ the church going people OF thi.
state and h., city nearly unit IN favor or closing ths
saloons u sunday vol - on ho iays Five years
ago the Boarl o. AIeru.eu OF h!, pcutoncd tAe
legislature Tor the zeal OF certain SUNDAY laws The
Subsequent history ethat Board SIG eant and
expect future Board TO az tor tho repeal o. ono
OF th- Ten Commandments These laws not for the
purpose OF forcing Christianity on the people tnol,h
some say they II they we're for thai purpose. for
one would FOR their repeal sunday laws arc for
the purpose OF protecting people In their religious rights
They suDoln style OF religious Observance Iney 10
not require shonld read tho Bible or that he
shall worship An Atheist hire hall on sunday
and disseminate his doc:riues man can plan
business schemes aud wrte business letters
on SUNDAY though his place business is closed. The
SUNDAY laws simply restrict certain activities on that
.-ome say these laws nericsn Are these Per
sonal Liberty people ulgel We are Nation
without a Church. but not a Nation without religion.
There Is state IN tho Onion except perhaps one mat
docs not have sunday laws AMI no nation on earth Is
wit hout them 10 opon tho saloons ON SUNDAY means
discriminating ota business tAat Is not IL 10 be
called business which the state il now endeaVsr
ing 10 restrict and RESTRAIN that sunday moro
than any other day snail day OF poverty
and crime
DIR uUIBURp ATTACKS ruE NEW LEAGUE.
The Rev DR. Merritt Hulburi, OF the Trinity Methodist
Church. preached on Tine saDDetn and tho Personal
Liberty League" In the Washington square Methodist
Church After discussing the Sabbath ~ divine inst
tuition, lie said:
The text Ne bring more wrath upOu Israel by pro-
flaming sabbath Is the recalling OF the people TO tho
LOYALTY warning tuat any neglect Or ntorioi-
cuco with the established institution, Ot their religion
Will bring them into erlsvous troLos Christianity may
cNls without temple. bn 'anh" endure without me
sabbath 1t Ia OF tho ten facts fundamental 10 AL
legislation the Decaiosne. "so are 'Ie Zoe Toes OF
organized and pledged IN tnsir engtn OF 1000 To
and vow Is L. ,Iroy our sibnain riey are .htlny IN
open conflict nder tho ma 40 or the Personal Liberty
League. aud Christaa n"n ana women must meet them
In open warfare Notice OF what elements this league
theiss who for have been attempting
laws by inheritance AID roohcrs trade. TO whom all
law reasons is hateful amt oppressive then
there many OF fOregnbOru citizens. with
dIsil"ctIoa between liberty and Items and
finally there Is that great element which
supplies sinews of war. tae saloon. lt
nov demands tho sanction OF the law Tor the Iniqu-
ties which practise defiance and contempt OF
the Law. cal upon you 10 Ne trIe to the SibOttA and
10 ask Yourselves what il the viii Of cod In mi, NJ
ter The Church has souo responsibility tho ,ecu
larizTtipn or the sabbath. Ii has too plant
here toiore."
SUNDAY OPENING An UN-ANERiCAN FASHION.
The Lev. james Chambers pastor Of the Calvary Pres
bytcrnu Church. tooh for sreX "Shoud tho saooas he
/ open sunday /"
lie described the party opposing tho present sunday
laws ~ comprising many respectable icrmau- Americans
who on coming 10 this country could not un erstand in
situations I1erert fro those they had LETT behind
nm who could not way they snould drink their
beer in Sunday other days The preacher
continued
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